英史課綱

English Literature since 1901
Spring 2010
Thursday 9:10-12:00, 文二講堂
Instructor: Prof. Jen-yi Hsu (許甄倚)
Office hours: Wednesday 2-4 p.m., and by appointment (jyhsu@mail.ndhu.edu.tw)
Course Description:
This class will introduce students to major English authors of the twentieth century such as Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, D. H. Lawrence, and T.S. Eliot. The twentieth century is the period which launches a rejection of Victorian confidence and begins a move toward skepticism and a reevaluation of the Enlightenment project. We will discuss the consequences of this “epistemological rupture” as reflected in intellectual history, literary and aesthetic movements and will investigate how different writers use different techniques and ways of representation to respond to various issues of their concern (e.g. changing sexual mores, clashes between tradition and modernity, the technological domination of nature, imperialism and British identity, etc.).

**From week 3 to week 5, Professor Stankomir Nicieja from Poland’s University of Opole will give us a 3-week course on Utopian literature. Two books—George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World—are required to read as a preparation for this session. You can read them in Chinese if your reading speed is too slow to finish two English novels in 3 weeks.
Required Books:
 The Norton Anthology of English Literature (8th Edition‧Volume 2)
 Mrs. Dalloway (書林)
 1984 by George Orwell (喬治‧歐威爾)(both English and Chinese version)
 《美麗新世界》( Brave New World) by 赫胥黎 (Chinese version)
 All books can be purchased at the University Bookstore (東華書坊)
Course Requirements:
1. Class Prep: You are expected to finish the reading assignments before each class meeting.
2. Attendance: Attendance is mandatory; you are responsible for coming to class on time. Excessive and consistent lateness will also harm your grade. I do not distinguish between excused and unexcused absences. You will automatically fail the course if you miss more than 2 classes. If you must be absent for an extended period of time, you must consult with me to determine the best alternative for completing the course.
3. Blog entries: Each week we will have some discussion questions posted to the blog (http://literarycollage.blogspot.com/). You are expected to post your answers for the discussion questions. Try to think each blog question as an essay question and proceed to write in a formal and an organized essay format. Deadlines will be announced in the blog.
4. Midterm and final exams: Remember, there will be no make-up exams. Missing the exams will result in failing the course.
Grading Policy:
Midterm 30%, final exam 30%, blog entries and class participation 40%
Course Schedule:
Week1: 2/25 Introducing the Period: The Twentieth Century (pp. 1827-50)
Week2: 3/4 James Joyce, “The Dead” (pp. 2163-68; pp. 2172-99)
Week3: 3/11 Stan’s session on Utopian Literature (texts to be discussed: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley; 1984 by George Orwell)
Week4: 3/18 Stan’s session
Week5: 3/25 Stan’s session
Week6: 4/1 Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness (pp. 1885-87; pp. 1891-1918)
Week7: 4/8 finish Heart of Darkness
Week8: 4/15 Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own (pp. 2080-82; pp. 2092-2152)
Week9: 4/22 midterm
Week10: 4/29 Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway (pp. 1-98)
Week11: 5/6 Mrs. Dalloway (pp. 99-197)
Week12: 5/13 finish Mrs. Dalloway
Week13: 5/20 D. H. Lawrence, The Virgin and the Gipsy (Chapter1-5)
Week14: 5/27 The Virgin and the Gipsy (Chapter 5-10)
Week15: 6/3 T. S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock” (pp. 2286-93); “Journey of the Magi” (pp. 2312-13); “Tradition and the Individual Talent” (pp. 2319-25)
Week16: 6/10 T. S. Eliot, “The Waste Land” (I, II)
Week17: 6/17 finish “The Waste Land” (III, IV, V)
Week18: 6/24 final exam